Name: Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold higher overall on good calves. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.17/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 20 of 21 comparable sales and sits +29.48 against this barn's trailing median of $372.69.

Average price

$402.17

7 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,213

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$627

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$102.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+49.53

vs MS average

+11.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	437.54	2,420	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	365.00	2,017	2thin
Medium and Large 2	535	335.00	1,792	1thin

One grade step is worth $102.54/cwt here — about $627 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.62, low $336.84, median $372.69 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

402.17

—

MS average14 barns · 310 hd

352.64

+49.53

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

+11.35

This barn, trailing median21 sales

372.69

+29.48

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,760	192.29	3,385	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	165.05	1,816	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	158.97	2,450	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	146.09	1,622	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,303	$2,748	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$2,150	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,209	$2,855	5

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	419.93/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	352.50/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	270.10/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	454.71/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	380.13/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	420.53/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	417.34/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	324.86/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	360.08/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,898	3
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	890	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	456.26/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,871	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,137	2,991.50/head	2,350.00–3,900.00	2,992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	404.92/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,205	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	935	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	184.90/cwt	184.00–186.00	3,282	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	195.99/cwt	194.00–199.00	3,436	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	153.44/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,785	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	158.97/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,450	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	161.04/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,842	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	173.06/cwt	172.00–174.00	1,753	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	2,747.57/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,748	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	139.45/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,461	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	374.90/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	457.75/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,440	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	368.65/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	282.51/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	392.62/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	299.95/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	455.27/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	414.94/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,797	3

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Mon Oct 20, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 563Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 67Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 98Year ago 57

Compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold higher overall on good calves. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	375	410.00–430.00	420.53
3	450–500	480	415.00–425.00	419.93
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	720	265.00–275.00	270.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	550.00	550.00
4	350–400	371	440.00–470.00	454.71
1	400–450	400	500.00	500.00
3	700–750	727	310.00–335.00	324.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	473	385.00–400.00	392.62
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	310	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	365	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	488	400.00–410.00	404.92
2	500–550	533	440.00–475.00	457.75
2	550–600	573	410.00–425.00	417.34
2	600–650	615	340.00–365.00	352.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	450.00–460.00	455.27
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	473	375.00–385.00	380.13
1	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	565	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	688	295.00–305.00	299.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	388	370.00–380.00	374.90
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	535	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	693	280.00–285.00	282.51
1	700–750	705	273.00	273.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	440.00–470.00	456.26
3	500–550	527	355.00–365.00	360.08
1	700–750	700	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	473	355.00–390.00	368.65
1	500–550	500	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
1	850–900	875	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	410.00–420.00	414.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,303	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,747.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,137	2,350.00–3,900.00	2,991.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	184.00–186.00	184.90
4	—	1,753	194.00–199.00	195.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,163	151.00–156.00	153.44
2	—	1,048	137.00–142.00	139.45
1	—	1,025	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,541	156.00–163.00	158.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,144	158.00–164.00	161.04
2	—	1,013	172.00–174.00	173.06

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle